OP: I'm no fan of Beckel but I believe he's been sober for about twelve years. That's a big deal for an alcoholic as he has talked about.

Hang in there, we can do this!!!

I get the impression that some of the old school Dems really don't like Obama much. Pat Caddell and James Carville have also dared to speak the truth about Obama.

don't get sucked into this!

I agree with #4.
Most of us thought Gallup was wrong in the recent past, there's no reason to be complacent now.
I'll be happy if Romney takes 60% of the vote, and I urge my fellow Ldotters to work as though we're down by 7.

Exactly 4 and 5. No rest until they call it for R&R.

Beckel is rith, for a change.

Romney is on FOX now, speaking at the Alfred E. Smith dinner. 0bama is also there. It is a MUST SEE!!!

OH MY! Listening to Mitt give it to Obama at the Al Smith dinner! OH MY!!! HE'S SCATHING AND HILARIOUS!

Ok. Agree that overconfidence should be avoided. However, it's a stretch to suggest BB is sucking us in. This is exactly what Rove has been saying for 10 days. If candidate is at or above 50 in Gallup they've never lost. So, BB is echoing the cold hard facts. Romney will win. The Won has no clothes.

Prepare for the worst.

Expect the best.

:-)

0bama will speak next but he can't possibly demonstrate the wit and humility for Romney!

As we saw last Tuesday, the president has the press on his side.

He also has the cool people. He has Tinseltown. He has registered felons. He has the whole decrepit league of mushheaded, addled youth. He has the professoriate, in spades.

You can bet he has oodles of support from the inhabitants of America's finest cemeteries, if his party's historical proclivities are anything to go by.

He has made piles of promises. He has promised insurance to every 26-year old mooch-basket still residing in a parent's basement. He has promised free birth control to the fairer sex. If ten-year olds could vote, he would promise them free ice-cream sandwiches (although some pint-sizers have more integrity than Dem pols, and would refuse).

This election is not over. It was not over when every spazoid, well-coiffed professional yakker on the networks said Mitt Romney was a walking, talking electoral fruitcake. It is not over now.

Repeat after me: "This election is not over." That may feel awkward. But it's the truth. So the question is: When the election IS over, what side will you have been on? Can the Good Guys count on your support?

Oh My GOSH! Romney was FANTASTIC at the Alfred E. Newman dinner!!!!!!!!!!!! He SO got into obama's head. You could see it!
Obama is flat, flat, flat after Mitt messed with him, lol.

The next president of the United States, Mitt Romney. Sounds good, doesn't it.

What is it with some sour puss L dotters who think that enjoying good news means we won't work hard til the end. Shame on you. I'm pumped, but still bustin' it.

Obama's going down. I've believed it since the day he was elected in 08 - that he was toast in '12. Still do.

#14: By all means, enjoy it. I for one think it's good news. It's just not The End.

Time to start shredding documents and melting hard drives.

We have to come out in numbers never seen before. They are going to do everything in their power to steal this election. They have been waiting for this moment for decades. If they win they will completely destroy our country. My brother, who belongs to the Occupy movement, wants socialism. I no longer speak to him. He's nuts. The dems will stop at nothing. The msm is covering for him. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't even be in this race. God help us all if Obama wins.

Zippy was doing well until he spiked the Osama football.

Keep an eye on Libya. We will see the FUBAR
continue if this is accurate 0 will try an October Surprise that will backfire...

Romney by ten. Liberation Day!

Well Bob, maybe you'd better send the Benghazi Bullshirter a memo to get out!

No #18. Zipster was never very good. The middle name was funny. That was it. And Romney got a bigger applause. And mitt was hilarious. He is so presidential. I am starting to get a little excited. I so want to see mooch and jug ears move out. Ohhhh yes

Let's pretend like it's still close and fight for every vote ... and try and pull a few extra seats in the Senate (Wis., Fla., Ohio, Mo. among others) along on the ride.

But I got the feel there are a bunch of RATS ready to jump off the ship.

Barry's cohort media will help him with one last barrage of dirty tricks and slander staring next week. Turnout will be everything, particularly considering there will be so much vote fraud to overcome.

Never trust a Beckhole, er, Beckel.

What a stupid campaign Obama waged. Maybe the only strategy he had, but nevertheless, stupid...

Create a Gordon Gecko Romney, an out of touch man, a destroyer of companies and lives, an insensitive man, a bad man. A man for the one percent, etc., etc., etc.

LOL, All Romney ever had to do was to show up and not have a tail, which would have won him a narrow victory. But Romney did more than show up. With Romney's character, his record, his experience, his intelligence, his humanity, the victory may not be so narrow. I see a substantial popular vote victory. All that is left to see is how many states Obama managed to finagle with his enormous GOTV effort and cleverness. No time to let up, thought, because, one is now reminded of Hillary finally finding her voice in 2008, beating the pants off of Obama, state after state, all for naught, since Obama and his crew had already gamed out and executed a victory.

We dont' stop until Moochelle and Candy do a duet over a bowl of Ben and Jerry's

Time to start hiding the WH flatware

I wonder as they are moving out..will they glue down the M's on the computer keys??what else will they do???

Was he crying big, fat tears?

I can't believe an obvious liar who couldn't normally get FBI clearance to do anything, has been a President who decreed upteen numbers of unconstitutional laws without a majority for four long years, so I won't believe he is gone from executive power until he is flying away. Even then his stain will linger for decades as better people try and undo the damage. DO NOT count your chickens before they hatch.

For a change Big Bob is right.No president has ever come back from a 7 pt Gallup deficet with only 18 days to go. Pres Bush had a 5 point lead at this point and still won by 2 points which suggests that Mitt will win by 4 which means he carries OH,MI and NH.
Obama's hope may be to emulate Grover Cleveland and get elected after being out of office for 4 years. He may also end up as Hillary's VP running mate in 2016.

Beckel looked pretty dejected today. I think he knows it's over for his guy. I also think more people will hear this news and want to jump on a winner's bandwagon and will vote for Romney.

Loved Romney's jokes at the Al Smith Dinner. Awesome! Obama was as bad as at his first debate. Not funny at all.

At least we can bring back Dandy Don Meredith by electronic means.

All this means is that Romney will likely win the popular vote. This is a State by State contest. Work till 121 AM 11/8. Ignore the polls closing on 11/6.

Semper Fi

Just remember that it isn't over when the last vote is cast...it's over when the counting is forced to stop.

Will they "find" several boxes full of 0bama votes in peoples car trunks because Romney pulls ahead?? (Just like Al Franken)

Will they have targeted lawsuits in specific jurisdictions where they think they can "find" "uncounted" Democratic "votes", not by legally recounting a whole state, but by unconstitutionally changing the rules after the election is over?? (Just like Al Gore...who still claims Bush "stole" his election)

Will the create new ways to cheat, add to their count and discredit their opponent's count, disavow the military's right to vote, or even cancel the election that looks like they will lose??

And there's a variance every time they do a recount. Don't forget the Washington State governor's race where they recounted until Gregoire won, and then stopped.